Gender equality

Funding for Sport Relief projects championing gender equality.    

Equality to be enshrined at heart of government.

Reforms follow international best practice.

Actions in response to advisory council report.

Draft Bill to provide for full consultation.

New questions can be asked – but answering will be voluntary.

This report presents the findings of 14 interviews with employers in the private and public sector.

New plan to tackle pay gap.

Our action plan setting out a list of actions that will be taken to address the many drivers of the gender pay gap.

Analysis of the Scottish results of the 2014-2015 time use survey by Centre for Time Use, Oxford University.

First Minister appointed UN Women Global Advocate.

Equally Safe delivery plan was published in November 2017. This report provides an overview of progress made to date and sets out priorities for the year ahead.

We are seeking views on plans to strengthen the existing legislative framework for the protection of women and girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a form of gender based violence. 

Pre-screening notification of the environmental effects of our Programme for Government 2017-2018 commitment to provide access to free sanitary products.

Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) of our 2017-2018 commitment to provide access to free sanitary products in schools, colleges and universities.

Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) of our 2017-2018 commitment to provide access to free sanitary products in schools, colleges and universities.

Workplace Equality Fund open for applications.

Bill has equality at its heart.

Debate to mark international 16 Days of Activism.

The Equally Safe delivery plan will help to ensure that the ambitions of the Equally Safe Strategy makes a tangible difference.

Group established to further gender equality.

Funding to support women in enterprise.

An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Work escalates to reduce domestic abuse in Scotland.

First Minister speaks at Pride Glasgow

Focus on prevention, raising awareness and improving services

Summary of statistical results from the Annual Population Survey 2016, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training.

A short bulletin which explores some of the key trends on the gender pay gap in recent years.

Seeking views on the practical application of the draft Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill provisions.

Changing young people’s attitudes to violence against women.

Speed mentoring event for UN International Day of the Girl.